Beth El Temple

2626 Albany Avenue    West Hartford, CT 06117          Phone: 860-233-9696    Fax: 860-233-9892

2626 Albany Avenue  West Hartford  CT 06117      Phone: 860-233-9696      Fax: 860-233-9892      Contact Us      Directions

Shabbat Morning

In addition to our regular Sanctuary Service on Shabbat morning, we offer:

  • Babysitting for families with young children.
  • Junior Congregation for 4th-6th grade Religious School students.
  • A program for 1st-3rd grade Religious School students.
  • Twice a month we offer Swimming in the Sea of Talmud, a 45-minute study session with one of our rabbis (no Hebrew required).
  • Twice a month we offer Tumbling with Torah, a program for children ages 2-6, with gym equipment, Shabbat singing, cookies and juice.
  • Once a month we offer Torah and Tefillah, a one-hour Torah study session followed by a lay-led Shabbat morning service.
  • Once a month the Women's Rosh Chodesh group meets under the guidance of Rabbi Garber.
  • During the winter, we offer our "Discussion" Shabbatot, where we start a bit earlier, have a guest speaker who lectures on a topic of interest to the community, and then follow up with a question and answer session at an after-service lunch.

Shabbat concludes each week with a Mincha/Maariv/Havdallah service that is held ten minutes before sunset.

Our Synaplex programming throughout the year includes Shabbat afternoon Seudah Sh'lisheet, as well as a number of special Havdalah services, such as "Havdalah in the Valley" held every January in Avon.

Weekly Services

Standard services are listed below. See the Calendar for additional services and Shabbat programs.

Weekday Morning Minyan
7:00 AM Monday through Friday
Weekday Evening Minyan
7:30 PM Sunday through Thursday
Friday Evening
5:45 PM
Shabbat Morning
9:30 AM
Shabbat Mincha/Maariv/Havdallah
Ten minutes before sunset
Sunday Morning
8:45 AM